Heron Lake Plateau Unleash my halo.

She made out every second or third word. This hadn't happened to Towhee in a while but it frustrated her the same as always. She wished that learning ptero was a condition of membership in Redhawks, although she knew that was an idyllic pipe dream. She muttered under her breath, mood already soured by the circumstances prior to Kaala's arrival.

"I'm fine, I just..." She didn't feel like talking about her apparent sleepwalking episode with a nearly total stranger, so Towhee shrugged impatiently. X rebuked her with a quick nip to the ear, which caused a rumble in her chest.

"Did you say your name was... Call? I'm Towhee. And this is X," the mercenary said, mustering patience she didn't really feel.